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destination photography tips, tricks, how-to's and techniques when making images
during your travels.
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Photo Guides, Tips & Ideas:
World WideTravels
Photo Adventures: Top 10 Items to Carry on a Day Hike
Be safe and prepared before leaving. Learn what to bring along.
By Jeff Doran
Camera Tripod: Do You Really Need One?
Get creative in stabilizing your camera and lens.
By Michael
Leggero
Photo Travel Visions & Vacation Challenges
Get some ideas on how you, as a
photographer, can be flexible and overcome the obstacles you
may face when traveling with family and friends.
By Randy
Romano
Photo Walk Self-Adventures: Keep on Walkin'
Get some
tips on how to practice your photo "seeing" skills and make your next adventure both
fun and productive.
By Jim Austin
Photo Wanderlust: Introduction..."Country Hopping" Adventure Photographers
A seasoned extended stay traveler will have you
prepared for each and every trip through this ongoing series of articles.
By
Ron Veto
Photo Wanderlust - Part I: Packing for "Country Hopping" Adventure Photographers
Traveling for a month or more? Get
tips on how to organize & customize your packs.
By
Ron Veto
Photo Wanderlust - Part II: Preparing for a "Country Hopping"
Photo Adventure
Get pre-travel
guidelines and in country tips so you can fully enjoy your photo adventure.
By
Ron Veto
Photo Wanderlust - Part III: Security for a "Country Hopping"
Photo Adventure
Be prepared
and alert - get safety tips for possible challenging encounters on extended stay photo vacations.
By
Ron Veto
Photo Wanderlust - Part IV: Bus Travel for "Country Hopping"
Photo Adventures
Traveling by bus in India
can give you the adventure for which you hunger. Join the ride.
By
Ron Veto
Photo Wanderlust - Part V: "Hunting People" with My Camera
Tips on how to capture people images. Requirements: any camera, smiles, people skills, the art of patience & "seeing".
By
Ron Veto
Photo Wanderlust - Part VI: Photo Shooting Strategy
Near or far - some tips on how to plan for your next photography
adventure and a variety of photographs.
By
Ron Veto
Photo Wanderlust - Part VII: Shooting Silhouettes
The simplicity of photo silhouettes creates drama, creates a mood, and lets
the viewer's imagination complete the story.
By
Ron Veto
Photo Wanderlust - Part VIII: Serendipity
The Photo Wanderlust series has come
to it's end. Join him as he shares his
views on travel photography and looks back at a few photo memories that
depict unexpected moments.
By
Ron Veto
Travel Light & Travel Right
Pick up some great tips on how to enjoy your travels more when you pack less luggage.
By Cliff Kolber
Tales from Around the World:
A Continuous Quest
"Sit and Talk with a Tree"--a
collaborative endeavor
By Marla Meier & Michael Lynch
Successful Travel: Overcoming Photographic Challenges
Learn some techniques on how to get plenty of great photos while on your next trip.
By Noella Ballenger
Tales from Around the World:
A Continuous Quest
It's a winter wonderland -
delight in "Watching Snowflakes", as they blanket a Colorado
mountain landscape.
By Marla Meier
Tales from Around the World: A Continuous Quest
"Portraits
from the Camera"- prose.
By Marla Meier
Grab The Eye: Composition Techniques For Your
Travel Images
Here are some great practical tips to keep your travel pictures
looking great.
By Mike Goldstein
Just Ask: 3 Questions
That Make Better Travel Photos
By Jim Austin
Making the Best of the Bad Weather
Wake up on the first day of your vacations and find that it is
raining? Never fear! Get some tips.
By Andy Long
When Opportunity Knocks: Photographing in Unknown Locations
Get some ideas about how to
prepare to go to an unfamiliar location.
By Noella Ballenger
FIRST CLASS PHOTOGRAPHY: Lesson 32
A trip to photograph the Fall colors.
By Willis T. Bird
Travel Photography: Safety First
Travel tips to
make sure your next trip is safe -
be sure to plan ahead and know your
limitations.
By Noella Ballenger
Travel Photography:
Composition
By Richard I'Anson
Travel Photography: Lighting
By Richard I'Anson
Travel Photography: Wildlife
By Richard I'Anson
Travel Photography: Cities
By Richard I'Anson
The Travelogue: Creating a Compelling
Travel Story
Read some tips on how to take photos on your next trip and produce a good
travelogue.
By Brenda Tharp
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North America
United States
Guides and Tips: Relevant to All Areas of the United
States
Eight Great Autumn Photograph Trips
Capture photos of the amazing fall colors.
Find a time and location that will work for you.
Learn more...
By Bob
Hitchman
Finding Photo Resources: A Guide to Preparation for U.S. Travel
A resource guide, so your next trip is packed full of photo opportunities.
By Noella Ballenger
National Wildlife Refuges: A Special Birding Treasure
Photo guidelines when visiting wildlife refuges
- capture great bird photos as they migrate to warmer climates.
By Noella Ballenger
Alaska
The Colors of Alaska: A Photo Journey
Learn where, when and how to get around to
see some of this states
mountain ranges, glaciers, wildlife and more.
By Barry
Epstein
Tales from Around the World:
A Continuous Quest
The Bald Eagles of
Alaska
By Mike Criss
"Wild Alaska"
By Andy Long
Full Moon Aurora
Learn how he captured the Northern Lights on film.
By Andy Long
Touring Southeast Alaska
How to Get the
Most from Your Experience.
By Brenda Tharp
Arizona
A Colored Paradise:
Photo Adventure to Antelope Canyon
Travel to Arizona - a journey to both the upper and lower canyons
within the Navajo Reservation. Find stunning natural architecture with rich earthy colors!
By
Piero Leonardi
Tales from Around the World:
A Continuous Quest
Visit Tucson, Arizona.
By Mike Goldstein
Tales from Around the World:
A Continuous Quest
What photographic opportunity is
hidden behind the fog?
By James Gordon Patterson
Journey
to the Bottom of the Grand Canyon
Follow along on a tour of the Grand Canyon and
surrounding areas.
California
Landscape Photography: Death Valley
It's hot! It's dry! It's extreme! It's incredible! Travel
to eastern California and it's diverse ecosystem.
By Michael
Leggero
Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park: Northern
Photography America teaches you when to visit, where to go and how to capture great nature photos.
By Bob
Hitchman
Joshua Tree National Park: South Central
California
Photograph America - learn when to visit, where to go and how to capture great Joshua tree,
wildflower and nature photos.
By Bob
Hitchman
Antelope Valley Poppy Preserve
Photograph America travels in California where Poppy
fields come alive with color.
By Bob
Hitchman
Gladding, McBean Terra Cotta Factory
Photograph America traveled to Lincoln,
California to photograph a clay-pipe manufacturing company. It's rich in photo subjects
& great light.
By Bob
Hitchman
The Racetrack
Travel with Photograph America
to a unique location within Death Valley National Park and see this playa's famous "moving
rocks".
By Bob
Hitchman
Photography: A Merger of Your Senses, Words & Photo Skills to Create Photo Memories
Learn how to share your photographic
vision and make a connection with your viewer. Travel to California's Carrizo Plain.
By Noella Ballenger
Tales from Around the World:
A Continuous Quest
Prose that reflects on sea
and sky.
By Marilyn Goerler
Tales from Around the World:
A Continuous Quest
A story of down by the sea.
By Marilyn Goerler
Weekend Photo Getaways
Learn how to turn brief trips into
photo opportunities - visit the Santa Rosa, California area.
By Andy Long
Joshua Tree National Park
Joshua Tree National Park is not beautiful in the usual sense!
By Mike Goldstein
FINDING YOUR CREATIVE SPARK
Sometimes it just takes stopping and seeing what is around you to break
out of a photographer's "block."
By Noella Ballenger
The Challenge of
Death Valley
By Noella Ballenger
"Bodie
- A Gold Mining Ghost Town"
Travel to Bodie, California.
By Noella Ballenger
Colorado
Smiling Siberian Sled Dogs:
How the New Yorker Magazine Went to the Races
Pick up a few tips - capture
the action, enhance the shots in Photoshop and sell them through Flickr.
By Jim Austin
Florida
The Road to Pahayokee: Taking Photos with the Rising Sun
An early morning photo journey to Everglades
National Park in South Florida.
By Cliff Kolber
Gators and Beyond: Seen, or Heard, the Alligator Farm?
Meet the residents at St. Augustine's Alligator Farm
in Florida.
By Jim Austin
The Photographer's Winter Escape in Fort Myers Beach, Florida.
By Mike
Goldstein
Pinellas County: A New Hotspot for
Florida Bird Photography
Learn
where you can go in Florida to photograph a large
variety of bird species.
By Andy Long
City of Five Flags
A tour of St. Augustine,
Florida - the oldest city in the U.S.
By Mike Goldstein
Sanibel Island
by Kayak
Float along...
By Jim Austin
Digital Thinking in the Dry Tortugas:
Establishing a workflow for your travel photography.
By Jim Austin
Hawaii
Photographing Hawaii - Part 1: Moving Water
Pick up some great tips on how to get
around and make images of waterfalls, streams, and rivers.
By Michael
Leggero
Photographing Hawaii - Part 2: Venturing into the Lava Fields
Take a photo adventure to the Kīlauea
Volcano lava flow and get some tips on how to get around and
create great images.
By Michael
Leggero
Maine
Tales from Around the World:
A Continuous Quest
Puffin meets photographer near Grand Manan in "Puffin
Perfection".
By
Jim Austin
Food and Photography along the Coast
of Maine
Go sailing and eating in Maine.
By Mike Goldstein
Maryland
Pledging Allegiance in
Annapolis
Take a photographic trip through the "sailing capital of the world".
By Jim Austin
Massachusetts
The Best of the Boston Shore
By Mike Goldstein
Michigan
Tales from Around the World:
A Continuous Quest
Becoming enthralled with a toddler antics.
By Tony Walker
Nature
Photography in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
Explore this photographically rich area.
By Mike Goldstein
Detroit, Michigan: Much "Mo" To Motown
There's a lot more to see in Detroit than cars.
By Mike Goldstein
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Nevada
Little Finland
Travel to the Nevada desert with
Photograph America and captures images of rocky creatures.
By Bob
Hitchman
Ghost Town Trails
Take a trip through the ghost town of the far west.
By Noella Ballenger
New Mexico
Winter Photography: Bosque del Apache Wildlife Refuge, Part 1
Noella Ballenger and Richard Mittleman
take you to New Mexico - photograph Snow Geese and Sandhill Cranes.
By Noella Ballenger
Winter Photography: Bosque del Apache
Wildlife Refuge, Part 2
Back to New Mexico with Noella Ballenger and Richard
Mittleman - pick up a few tips on finding the subjects, spotting birds
and photo ethics.
By Noella Ballenger
Photography at Bisti Badlands
Travel to America's Southwest and take a scenic photographic tour to the remote & unique Bisti Badlands.
By Cliff Kolber
Photographing Historic New Mexico
A photographic goldmine - missions, ruins, and Pueblo villages around the state.
Learn how to get the most our of your trip.
By Andy Long
Oregon
Oregon Coast
Photograph in the Northwest United States.
By Andy Long
Pennsylvania
Spring in Ricketts Glen, Pennsylvania
Photograph America's guide to Ricketts Glenn State Park
- get great shots of beautiful waterfalls.
By Bob
Hitchman
Texas
Travel in the Chihuahuan Desert: A Nature Photographer's Playground
Guide to the largest desert in North America. Learn about its unique qualities.
By Gary Nored
Utah
Photographing Sunrise at Mesa Arch
Canyonlands National Park - read some photo tips to getting great
sunrise shots.
By Cliff Kolber
Death Valley and Utah - What a Trip, Part 1
April is a great time to visit Death Valley National Park.
By Noella Ballenger
Death Valley and Utah - A Memorable Trip, Part 2
April is a great time to visit Death Valley National Park.
By Noella Ballenger
"How To
Carry It Off (Successful Walking Assignments For the Photographer)"
Visit Bryce Canyon and learn how to get images for stock use.
By Mike Goldstein
Shooting Camps
in Southern Utah, Part 1
See some of the highlights from the area and give us some
shooting tips.
By Mike Goldstein
Shooting Camps
in Southern Utah, Part 2
More to see and more tips to learn...
By Mike Goldstein
They Captured My Heart!
Photographing
controlled animals - how can you create the best images possible?
By Noella Ballenger
Utah's Colorado Plateau ,
Part 1
A guide to one of the most fabulous photographic areas in the
Southwestern U.S.
By Noella Ballenger
Utah's Colorado Plateau,
Part 2
A guide to one of the most fabulous photographic areas in the
Southwestern U.S.
By Noella Ballenger
Ten Tips on How to Find Great Locations
Doing your "homework" before you set out on your next photographic tour.
By Noella Ballenger
Vermont
Photographing Autumn in Vermont
A New England tour of fall colors.
By Mike Goldstein
Washington
Landscape Photography or "Bigfoot"?
Travel to the Olympic Peninsula in
Washington state - home for Sasquatch and incredible photo
opportunities of a beautiful ecosystem.
By Michael
Leggero
The
Goblins and Dragons of the Pacific Northwest
Photo-essay...
By Paula Laubner Lechten
Wyoming
Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep--Location: Wyoming
Get some helpful advice from Photograph America - capturing images of the bighorn sheep
and landscapes in the Wapiti Valley.
By Bob
Hitchman
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Canada
A "Salty" Photo Exploration: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Visit an Atlantic coastal
town and learn about its nautical history, its rustic architecture and colorful photo opportunities.
By Mike Goldstein
Photographing Whales off Vancouver Island
A guide
to western Canada from Photograph America. Pick up some
travel tips on spotting and photographing whales.
By Bob
Hitchman
Canada’s New Biosphere: Where Photographers Click with Nature
Learn about
the Bras d'Or Lakes, Nova Scotia biosphere--sustaining &
preserving animal & plant diversity while satisfying human
presence.
By Jim Austin
Country in the City
Join travel photojournalist, Mike Goldstein, and learn how to create
photography projects within your own hometown.
By Mike Goldstein
A Photographer's Guide to the Canadian Rockies
Take a photographic journey to
Banff and Jasper Park in the Canadian Rockies.
By Howe Sim
Photographing Polar Bears...a trip remembered
Take a photographic journey to Churchill, Canada
and enjoy an array of polar bear photos.
By Noella Ballenger
Extraordinary Images From Ordinary
Places
Find out how you can create better photos at those common areas.
By Mike Goldstein
City Photo Assignment
Learn
how to make the most of a "city assignment."
By Mike Goldstein
Halifax by the Sea
Travel to Nova Scotia.
By Mike Goldstein
Haiti
Haiti: The Strength of Their People
Travel to Haiti and learn about a culture rich in
faith, strength, courage and continued smiles.
By Carole Devillers
Mexico
San Miguel de Allende by Fork, Foot, and
Photography
A photo workshop in Mexico.
By Mike Goldstein
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Africa
Photographing Cheetahs on an African Safari
Learn about Cheetah behavior, how to photograph them and the
camera gear used.
By Mario Fazekas
Photographing Lions on an African Safari
Learn about lion behavior, where and when to see them, and the
camera gear used.
By Mario Fazekas
"Millennium Promise"
A story of the impoverished, but dignified
people of Sauri, Kenya through black and white
still photos.
By Lyle Owerko
Antarctica
Photographing in Antarctica
Take a photo trip to the wilderness
called the White Continent--a cold landscape of mountains,
glaciers, icebergs and penguins.
By Cliff
Kolber
Photographing the Penguins of Antarctica
They waddle and are a cute joy
to watch! Pick up some tips on photographing Gentoo, Chinstrap and Adélie penguins in the wild.
By Michael
Leggero
Asia
Photographing Yemen: A Hidden Beauty
Learn about the country, the capital city of Sana’a and its unique architecture..
By Maarten de Wolf
Photographing Peace:
The Buddhist Holy Grounds of Bodhgaya, India
Visit the Mahabodhi Temple, the holiest location for the Buddhist faith.
By
Nico DeBarmore
Photographing Peace:
The Buddhist Holy Grounds of Bodhgaya, India
Get away from the busy town and travel around
the rich green countryside.
By
Nico DeBarmore
Trouble Shooting the Taj: A Photography Narrative
Finding
his niche beyond the expanse of white...
By Rick Clark
The Monks of India: A Photographer's Philosophy Depicted in Black and White
Photo portraits in square format and black and white--the thought
process of the seer capturing the seen on film.
By Dennis
Cordell
Waves of Hope: Photo Documentary of Post Tsunami Sri Lanka
Through her eyes
and the eye of her camera - visit a country full of
hope 6 years after the devastating tsunami waves came ashore.
By Marielle
van Uitert
Festival Photography Tips
Be ready, be creative and capture great photos of the action
at a festival near you. Festivals in Okinawa, Japan.
By Michael
Lynch
The Tomori Lion
A photo discovery--the story and history of Okinawa,
Japan's Tomori Lion.
By Keith Graff &
Michael Lynch
A Photographers Delight: The Sakura of Japan
Spring in Okinawa--the
stunning Sakura, the cherry blossoms, of Japan.
By Rose Witmer & Michael
Lynch
Tales from Around the World:
A Continuous Quest
Travel with us to two destinations that are many miles apart:
"Golden Week in Okinawa"
By Michael Lynch
Tales from Around the World:
A Continuous Quest
Travel with us to read two tales from lands that are nearly 4000
miles apart.
"An Okinawan
Bullfight"
By Michael Lynch
Border to Border: Mongolia - Part 1
The start of a photo journey that lasted months.
By Joan
Ubide
Border to Border, Part 2: China
A photographic travelogue.
By Joan
Ubide
Border to Border, Part 3: Tibet
A photographic travelogue.
By Joan
Ubide
Border to Border, Part 4: Nepal
A photographic travelogue.
By Joan
Ubide
Border to Border: Part 5 - North India
A photographic travelogue.
By Joan
Ubide
Border to Border: Part 6 - South India
A photographic travelogue.
By Joan
Ubide
Border to Border: Part 7 -
Iran
The final photographic travelogue after a 360 day
journey.
By Joan
Ubide
No
Pictures of
the Buddha, Please
Photographing
Japan's National Treasures
- a photo essay.
By Jim Austin
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Europe
Photographic Travels in Iceland
Learn about getting around and what to see on a photo adventure to
this stunning country.
By Michael Leggero
Iceland: A Photo Destination that "Has It All"
Visit Iceland - landscape, waterfall,
glacier, bird and cultural photos.
By Andy Long
Iceland: My Top 10 Photo Locations & Subjects
A top 10 Photo List for The Land of Fire and Ice - get ready for your next photography adventure.
By Andy Long
A Glass of Bordeaux: Photographing the Vineyards of Southern France
Cliff Kolber travels and photographs the wine country of France. Get some photo
tips on how to stay focused, so you can capture the essence of the
Chateaux.
By Cliff
Kolber
Paris & Southern France: A Photo Adventure
Get enthralled with the many photo opportunities of old-world France.
By Andy Long
Stone and Sardinia: A Photo Homage to the Builders of the Nuraghes
Take a photographic journey back in
time - the mysterious Bronze Age megalithic monuments on a small Mediterranean Sea island.
By John
Tollefsen
Beyond the Mask: In Front of the Camera
Learn about the Venetian Carnival and the magical link between the maskers,
the city and the photographer. Pick up some tips to make the experience a
"snapshot keeper".
By Piero
Leonardi
Travel Adventures - Part 1: Finland & Estonia
Travel with
Noella as she starts her journey and get some great photo travel tips.
By Noella Ballenger
Travel Adventures - Part 2:
St. Petersburg, Russia
Pick up some more great photo travel tips.
By Noella Ballenger
Travel Adventures - Part 3:
Cruising the Russian Waterways
Continue your photographic travels -cruise along from St. Petersburg to Moscow.
By Noella Ballenger
Travel Adventures - Part 4:
Moscow
We've come to the end of this photographic
journey - take a tour of Moscow.
By Noella Ballenger
Solitude in Crete
Travel to the west side of Crete - less travelers and great photographic opportunities.
By Jonathan Nissanov
Athens & the Greek Islands: A Photographic Essay
Travels with a college campus photo club. So many photo opportunities...why and for what reason are
so many shots taken?
By Michael
Fulks
Tales from Around the World:
A Continuous Quest
"Fiesta de Saguaro"
By Audrey Kanekoa-Madrid
Life with Animals: A Photo Essay of Wild Domestic Animals in Armenia
By Osvanna
Hovsepyan
Photomonth in
Krakow
London, Once Over Lightly
By Mike Goldstein
Losing Yourself in Venice
A photo tour.
By Mike Goldstein
Oceania
Remote Australian Outback: A Photo Adventure
A hiking and photo eco-adventure within Karijini
National Park - stunning waterfalls, rocky cliffs and caverns.
By Barry
Epstein
Photographing Australia’s Coast: The Great Ocean Road
Take a photographic journey to one of the world's most scenic locations
- learn how to capture great landscape and seascape images.
By Cliff
Kolber
Tales from Around the World:
A Continuous Quest
Come along with Lois Farrow on a photo trek
depicted in her poem about "The Charming Creek Walkway" in New
Zealand.
By Lois Farrow
South America
Tales from Around the World:
A Continuous Quest
Go on a photo journey to
La Fiesta De Casabindo, Argentina: Man Versus Bull.
By Andrew Gibson
THE GALAPAGOS:
A Short Travelogue
By Gene Garrison
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